[scooby321]

Sounds good to me. Lets those progressives at Google pay up.

[DieHard the Hunter]

I shed no tears for the so-called “entertainment industry”. It produces nothing of lasting instinsic value and is grossly over-compensated for what it does produce.

Google, the Internet, and modern technology have brought about a much-needed change to that unsustainable business model.

Should Google be taxed for that? Perhaps. But good luck trying.

[a fool in paradise]

Think they will give me a grant to put a replica of the Eiffel Tower in a jar of urine?

[libh8er]

I am all for it. Confiscate three quarters of Eric Schmidt’s annual compensation .

[Brookhaven]

The obvious question is how?

Does google have offices in France? Do they have any type of physical presence in France?

What are the French going to do, send a tax bill to an office in California? Do they think a USA court will force a California company to pay taxes in France?

[Myrddin]

Shortly after France attempts this, the French internet users start getting "Connection refused" messages from Google as the routers reject connections from France. It's not your money to steal froggies. Piss off.